Last month we introduced a new topic in this podcast when we visited the Manchester Java User group. That JUG already exists for nearly 10 years, so they had a lot of history to share. In this episode, we talk to the organizers of the Dubai JUG that started in May of 2022. Let’s learn what the challenges are for a new JUG, how the culture of Dubai and Hawai are alike, possible upcoming conferences, and much more
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- 00'00 Intro and music
- 00'10 About the topic of this podcast
- 00'35 Introduction of Jad and Frank
- 01'46 About the start of the JUG
- 03'20 About the developer community
- 04'23 The challenge of finding local speakers and attendees
- 07'40 About the first JUG sessions
- 08'50 The mix of Java experience
- 10'10 Education, universities, and courses
- 11'18 Plans for the next JUGs
- 14'40 Support by companies
- 16'48 Side activities
- 18'38 Support of Azul to start the JUG
- 20'09 Chris joins the call, introduction
- 21'04 Comparing Dubai and Hawai and
- 32'44 Working on VoxxedDays Dubai
- 35'41 How to get in contact
- 36'43 Conclusion
